Hope College football standouts Alex Doman and Josh Droppers were selected to compete in the Hansen Senior Bowl on Jan. 16 at the Virginia Beach Sports Plex in Virginia.

Doman, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound left guard from Brother Rice, and Droppers, a 6-3, 285-pound left tackle from Portage Northern will join a contingent of seniors from small colleges around the country to be evaluated under professional football conditions, including the playing field marked with pro hash marks.

"Alex had a great senior year for us," said Hope coach Dean Kreps, whose Flying Dutchmen finished second in the MIAA at 5-1 and were 7-3 overall, the team's best mark since the 2001 season. "He took almost every snap this season at left guard after playing right guard last year. He is an explosive blocker and loves to pull and trap.

"We had great success with our counter game this year and we usually ran it to the right side, which gets Alex and Josh pulling to the right side. He would trap, Josh would pull up through the hole.

"Josh is as good as any lineman, no, make that any player that I have coached. He has a total understanding of our offense and knows what all 11 players do on every play, receiver routes included. He is a true student of the game as well as being a very physical player and truly was like a coach on the field for us."